Instruction manual

4. Record Settings

4.1 Configuring Settings for Recording

There are multiple ways to setup your DVR for recording. They include setting up a

recording schedule, triggering a recording by motion detection and/or a sensor alarm, and

manually starting the recording.

4.1.1 Initialising Record Settings

Before setting your DVR up for recording, certain settings should be configured first. The

steps for configuring these settings are:

1. If you have not initialised a HDD either through the Setup Wizard or through HDD

management, you must do so before proceeding.

2. Navigate to Menu > Setting > Record. You will be taken to the Record Settings

menu as shown below.

The options include 4CIF, DCIF, 2CIF, CIF, and QCIF.

• Bit Rate Type: Select either Variable or Constant bit rate.

• Video Quality: Select the quality to record cameras at.

• Frame Rate: Select frame rate.

• Max Bit Rate: Select or define custom

maximum bit rate for recordings.

5. Click the Set button under More Settings.

This will bring up another menu with more

advance recording options as shown to the right.

6. Set additional record settings:

• Pre-Record: Sets the time in seconds to pre-record before the actual recording begins.

• Post-Record: Sets the time in seconds to post-record after the actual recording has

ended.

Select the camera you would to

configure the settings for.

4. Configure settings for:

• Encoding Parameters:

Select

Normal for 24 x7 recording, Event

for Motion or Alarm, or Substream.

• Stream Type: Type of stream to

record, either Video or Video &

Audio.

• Resolution: Select the resolution of

the recording.

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